Typical Day in the Life of Liz
"The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps."
~ Proverbs 16:9
One of the most common questions I get is "So what exactly do you do at The Boston Project?"
Sometimes it's not always easy to explain, so I want to take you through a semi-typical day.
7:45 am: Hit the snooze button. Five minutes later, most likely hit it again. Finally get up!
9:00 am: Arrive at The Boston Project's ministry house, coffee in hand. All good days need to start with a cup of java. Or maybe two or three?
9:05 am: Meet with a local developer about new affordable housing. They are proposing to build 100+ units of housing (over time) in our small neighborhood. Some neighbors feel this is too much housing, and we have been advocating for fewer units and a design that fits in with our community. Together, we brainstorm ways of making sure the community is satisfied with the initial concept.
10:00 am: Check email. We need to do some "special projects" such as sorting through our Ugly Quilt supplies used to make sleeping bags for the homeless.
10:30 am: Prep the flyer for our next neighborhood meeting. The agenda: crime update, a new community garden, and meeting with the developers mentioned above.
11:30 am: Various admin projects. Mail summer staff W-2's and make some bank deposits.
12:30 pm: Lunch. Keith makes us all hamburgers. Yum!
1:15 pm: Prep for the next BP Board meeting. Help pull together financial reports plus the 2010 budget. The Board makes our major financial decisions, and since I am our bookkeeper, I help Paul (our Executive Director) prepare.
4:00 pm: Connect with friend and neighbor Giselle. She wants to go overseas this summer (she has never been), and we discuss potential options. Encourage her to look into short-term missions, and reassure her that we will do everything we can to help.
5:30 pm: Attend a Codman Square Neighborhood Council board meeting (of which I am a member) with State Rep. Marty Walsh. We are planning a job fair for our community in April with a focus on securing more jobs in the building trades.
7:30 pm: Finally get home, eat some dinner, reflect on the day, spend some time in the Word, and hang out with roommates.
11:00 pm: CRASH. Only to do it all again tomorrow... :)
Please Join Me In Prayer
• Pray for our staff and continued transition. We are adding a new Americorps staff member
in February. Pray for her as she enters the BP family!
• Pray for grant funding opportunities this summer, and that we will be able to provide jobs
for many of our neighborhood youth.
• Pray for the vision of expanded ministry through a second ministry house.
Financial Update - Thank You!
Praise God for a blessed 2009! I am so encouraged by the ways that you have all supported
the work God has called me to. In 2010, I will be increasing my fundraising goal to $7,500.
This is a step of faith for me, and I am trusting in God's provision. I am praying specifically
for three (3) additional monthly supporters in these next few months. Please consider being
an answer to that prayer!
